Ancient pirates of Antikythera

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A nest of ancient pirates who apparently preyed on Mediterranean shipping for nearly 300 years has emerged during excavations this summer on a remote island off the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese.

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http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/news/content.asp?aid=33635

Not much info...but at least it is something.

[BrightStar]

Cool!
I remember reading about such places when I was studying Archaic Greece.The article is interesting in how it says piracy was quasi-legitimate.I remember reading that it was quite ok to raid and loot "Barbarian"(as in non-Greek) ships.But raiding other Greeks was frowned upon,unless a war was on.
Peace and Love
BrightStar